Mostly Harmless (Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy)
Registered by bandaids of Southampton, Hampshire United Kingdom on 6/12/2005
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
This was the only one of the "trilogy" I had that actually belonged to me, and not one of my parents, until I was given the box-set a couple of years ago. Whilst I spend a great deal of time trying to protect that beautiful set from my brother's sticky mitts, this little joy no longer needs to be part of my Permanent Collection.
Synopsis
The fifth part of the "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series. 20 years on, the Guide falls into the hands of Arthur Dent's daughter, Random, whose mother, unexpectedly to all concerned, is Trillian. Random journeys to an insignificant planet, whose entry in the Guide reads "mostly harmless".
"One thing The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy does have to say on the subject of parallel universes is that you don't stand the remotest chance of understanding it. You can therefore say 'What?' and 'Eh?' and even go cross-eyed and start to blither if you like without any fear of making a fool of your self.
The first thing to realize about parallel universes, the Guide says, is that they are not parallel.
It is also very important to realize that they are not, strictly speaking, universes either, but it is easiest if you try and realize that a little later, after you've realized that everything you've realized up to the moment is not true.
The reason they are not universes is that any given universe is not actually a thing as such, but is just a way of looking at what is technically known as the WSOGMM, or Whole Sort of General Mish Mash. The Whole Sort of General Mish Mash doesn't actually exist either, but is just the sum total of all the different ways there would be of looking at it if it did.
The reason they are not parallel is the same reason that the sea is not parallel. It doesn't mean anything. You can slice the Whole Sort of General Mish Mash any way you like and you will generally come up with something that someone will call home. Please feel free to blither now."
Synopsis
The fifth part of the "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series. 20 years on, the Guide falls into the hands of Arthur Dent's daughter, Random, whose mother, unexpectedly to all concerned, is Trillian. Random journeys to an insignificant planet, whose entry in the Guide reads "mostly harmless".
"One thing The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy does have to say on the subject of parallel universes is that you don't stand the remotest chance of understanding it. You can therefore say 'What?' and 'Eh?' and even go cross-eyed and start to blither if you like without any fear of making a fool of your self.
The first thing to realize about parallel universes, the Guide says, is that they are not parallel.
It is also very important to realize that they are not, strictly speaking, universes either, but it is easiest if you try and realize that a little later, after you've realized that everything you've realized up to the moment is not true.
The reason they are not universes is that any given universe is not actually a thing as such, but is just a way of looking at what is technically known as the WSOGMM, or Whole Sort of General Mish Mash. The Whole Sort of General Mish Mash doesn't actually exist either, but is just the sum total of all the different ways there would be of looking at it if it did.
The reason they are not parallel is the same reason that the sea is not parallel. It doesn't mean anything. You can slice the Whole Sort of General Mish Mash any way you like and you will generally come up with something that someone will call home. Please feel free to blither now."
I'm going to the beach today for a walk, this might or might not get a release. Will update on my return.
Journal Entry 3 by bandaids at Mudeford Quay on a bench on the big green area in Mudeford, Dorset United Kingdom on Saturday, June 25, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (6/25/2005 UTC) at Mudeford Quay on a bench on the big green area in Mudeford, Dorset United Kingdom
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Left on a bench quite near (but not the nearest to) the ferry.
Left on a bench quite near (but not the nearest to) the ferry.
